41:11 Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him heard about all the atrocities 5 that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed.
The prophecies of Jeremiah end here. 7
1 tn Heb “turns from its wickedness.”
2 tn There is a good deal of debate about how the word translated here “revoke” should be translated. There is a good deal of reluctance to translate it “change my mind” because some see that as contradicting Num 23:19 and thus prefer “relent.” However, the English word “relent” suggests the softening of an attitude but not necessarily the change of course. It is clear that in many cases (including here) an actual change of course is in view (see, e.g., Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:9; Jer 26:19; Exod 13:17; 32:14). Several of these passages deal with “conditional” prophecies where a change in behavior of the people or the mediation of a prophet involves the change in course of the threatened punishment (or the promised benefit). “Revoke” or “forgo” may be the best way to render this in contemporary English idiom.
3 tn Heb “Make good your ways and your actions.” For the same expression see 7:3, 5; 18:11.
4 tn For the idiom and translation of terms involved here see 18:8 and the translator’s note there.
5 tn Or “crimes,” or “evil things”; Heb “the evil.”
7 tn Or “disaster”; or “calamity.”
8 sn The final chapter of the book of Jeremiah does not mention Jeremiah or record any of his prophecies.